Peninsula

Pronunciation

UK IPA: /pəˈnɪn.sjə.lə/, /ˈpɛn.ɪn.sjʊ.lə/
US IPA: /pəˈnɪn.sə.lə/

Alternative forms

pæninsula

Origin

From Latin paenīnsula, from paene ("almost"), and īnsula ("island").

Full definition of peninsula

Noun

peninsula

(plural peninsulas or peninsulae)

(geography) A piece of land projecting into water from a larger land mass.

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